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When I read the synopsis for the Skylight's "Tales of Hoffman," I said, "Well, that can't be right." But the woman sitting next to me assured me that a poet falling in love with a mechanical doll and the inventor selling eyeballs were standard. Read more...

Acacia Theatre Company's moving production of Bradley Winkler's "The Hiding Place" performs at Concordia University Todd Wehr Auditorium now through March 25 - and the timing unfortunately couldn't be any better. Read more...

For many parents, Miranda Sings' YouTube videos can be an, ahem, acquired taste. But see comedian Colleen Ballinger portray the delusional singing star in person and you just might get it. I did. Read more...

The Milwaukee Rep's "Until the Flood," a one-woman docudrama by Dael Orlandersmith, is the start of an intelligent, emotionally moving and essential conversation we all need to participate in so we can move forward. Read more...

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Fans of the show "Happy Days" might remember the oldest brother, "Chuck," from the first season who went off to college and was never mentioned on the show again. We tracked down the actor, Gavan O'Herlihy, who played the part.

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Coming off inspirations like David Lynch and Jim Jarmusch, adapting old Nickelodeon game shows into an original play almost seems safe. Yet "Winnerz Take All" is somehow Highland Community School's most challenging and daring production yet.

Local performance artists Kima and Dasha Kelly Hamilton will explore the small yet mighty word "Home" in their upcoming piece at the Marcus Center, bringing forward ideas about sovereignty, history, community, identity and more.

Actor Max McLean comes to Milwaukee for "C.S. Lewis: The Most Reluctant Convert," for two shows on May 18-19 at The Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St. Adapted from Lewis' writings, the show explores the beloved author's transition from atheism to faith.

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Oh, hello! This morning, the Riverside Theater announced that stand-up comedian John Mulaney will hit the Milwaukee venue on Friday, Sept. 15, making his first visit to the Cream City since a 2013 Turner Hall Ballroom gig.

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Wednesday at 10 a.m., children around the country left class for a national school walkout in honor of the 17 victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL this February. The students marched, grieved, and shouted for change through megaphones.
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Biloba Brewing

The road to many craft breweries begins in the basement, where the founder got his start in home brewing. While Biloba Brewing's Gordon Lane was a home brewer, too, his arrival at a craft brewery was more like the arrival at an confluence of experience that feels almost predestined.

The Love Shack ownership

Exciting things are in the works for local restaurant operators Wes Shaver and Mike Sorge, who have formally announced the establishment of both a new Milwaukee-based hospitality group and a consulting agency.

Baseball's Italians

Milwaukee writer Larry Baldassaro has got a new book: "Baseball Italian Style: Great Stories Told by Italian American Major Leaguers from Crosetti to Piazza." He appears at Boswell Books, 2559 N. Downer Ave., at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 to read from and sign copies of it.

Schlitz Malt House turret

One perk of my job is that when I go places, folks who know my Urban Spelunking series are not only willing, but even eager, to take me to rarely visited spaces. Like when I was invited up to scale the turret atop the former Schlitz Malt House, now MPS' Golda Meir School upper campus.